Improvement in harvesters



c. .B. WOLGEMUTH.

Improvement in Harveste' rs.

N 125 512; U v Pafented-ApriL-Q, 1;7 2..

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

CHRISTIAN B. WOLGEMUTH, OF MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,512, dated April 9,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN B. WOLGE- MUTE, of Mount Joy, in thecounty of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an 1mprovement in Harvesting-Machines; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanyingdrawing forming part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of such parts of a reaping-machineas are necessary to show the application of my improvement in placeapplication of an extra lever-arm, B, to the cross-shaft A, connectingthis arm B by a rod, 0, or other means, with an elbowed lever, D, or itsequivalent, so that, by its connection E with the supporting-bar F,attached to the under side of the platform G, as shown by Fig. 1,thereby not only made to support the platform on the side, but also byits connection with the leverage L and cross-shaft A, to act in unisonwith the adjustment made by the rack and pawl, and connecting sidesupport H, thus securing a firm support for the platform.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination of a reaper-platform, itsdrag and rear supporting-bars,and their connections with the same rock-shaft, and a single lever,substantially as described, for supporting and raising or lowering theinner end of the platform. a

G. B. WOLGEMUTH.

Witnesses:

JNo. H. ZELLER, ROBERT MCFADDEN.

